St. Francis Health Center has created a medical team committed to providing high-quality, comprehensive family-centered care for well babies, high-risk newborns and pediatric patients. James Carl, DO, and Christina Peacock, MD, pediatric hospitalists, collaborate with experienced neonatal nurse practitioners and labor and delivery nurses, nurses in the Pediatric unit and primary care physicians dedicated to the holistic well-being of mothers, babies and pediatric patients in a family-centered care environment.
The medical team coordinates the patient's plan of care, including patient education to shorten the length of stay.
The team includes:
Team members are available 24/7 to provide delivery coverage and expertise in preterm infants requiring critical care.
The neonatal nurse practitioners work extensively in regional neonatal intensive care units and have many years of experience.
A nurse practitioner also supports parents and their babies through the First Days Clinic. The First Days Clinic enables parents to bring their baby in for a first checkup one to three days after leaving St. Francis. The clinic helps make sure the transition to home is a healthy one.
Baby on board? For a free guided tour of the NewLife Center, please call 785-295-8276.
